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Base target Property

Base Object Reference Base Object

Definition and Usage

The target property sets or returns the value of the target attribute in a base element.

The target attribute specifies where to open all the links on a page.

Syntax

baseObject.target=value

The target property can have one of the following values:

Value Description
_blank Open links in a new window
_self Open links in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default)
_parent Open links in the parent frameset
_top Open links in the full body of the window
framename Open links in a named frame


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The target property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Return the base target for all links on a page:

<html>
<head>
<base id="htmldom" target="_blank" href="http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/">
</head>
<body>

<p>Base target for all links is:
<script>
document.write(document.getElementById("htmldom").target);
</script>
</p>

</body>
</html>

The output of the code above will be:

Base target for all links is: _blank

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